Astoria–Megler Bridge
The Astoria–Megler Bridge is a steel cantilever through truss bridge in the northwest United States that spans the lower Columbia River, between Astoria, Oregon, and Point Ellice near Megler, Washington. Opened in 1966, it is the longest continuous truss bridge in North America - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astoria%E2%80%93Megler_Bridge
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Oak shade and bench
"But the oaks can't help their feelings
If they like the way they're made" - Rush - The Trees
Marquis Space Odyssey
Found the marquis alien sibling in New York City, this one looks more futuristic so I called this way :-)
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From New York City
Celebrating 11.11.11
Seattle, WA | Nkkor 50 f/1.4 | f2.0 | ISO 4000 | B&W processing with Nik Silver Efex Pro
How did you celebrated 111111? I had a wonderful dinner with my wife and her BFF Maria at the Buenos Aires Grill, 'parrilla argentina' and a bottle of Argentinian MalbecSeattleBuenos aires grilldinnerbwnikkor 50 f1.4nik silver efexfamilypeople
Sensō-ji temple
According to wikipedia: "Sensō-ji (金龍山浅草寺 Kinryū-zan Sensō-ji?) is an ancient Buddhist temple located in Asakusa, Taitō, Tokyo. It is Tokyo's oldest temple, and one of its most significant".
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From Tokyo
Busy Shinagawa (B&W)
Shinagawa station almost at midnight - still a busy flow of souls, coming from dinner, coming from work ... life ...
This is a composite of 2 long (2 sec) exposures converted to B&W using Nik Silver effects
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The Rainbow Bridge
As seen from Odaiba, Tokyo. 25 sec exposure.
Nikkor 16-35 @ f11
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Fuji TV headquarters in Odaiba, Tokyo
Science fiction architecture by Japanese architect Kenzo Tange
B&W treatment with Nik Silver Effects
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From Tokyo
A tale of symmetry
Amazing leading lines & vanishing point under 'Esplanade bridge' in the Marina bay in Singapore.
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From Singapore
Plenty of ideas
Randomly found as the store front display in a plastic surgery shop at the Marina Bay Mall in Singapore
Nikkor 16-35. B&W Processing with Nik Silver Effects
Surreal yellowstone sky (Roasted marshmallow sky)
We don't or rarely get puffy clouds in western washington, is all so awesome in Yellowstone that you even get the roasted marshmallow type of clouds ;-)
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It hailed on our arrival
This shot is not about the hail dump but the star trails on our first Yellowstone campground night, but it really hailed at dusk, right when we were setting up the tent on our arrival ...
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Bison roaming Yellowstone!
Brooklyn bridge
Nikkor 16-35mm. 6 sec @ f8. Camera on tripod.
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Multi-threaded search at the Sammamish library
Made by blending 4 layers in CS4. Nikkor 16-35mm @ f16. Camera on tripod.
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Daniel
7' Octabank camera right. 1/250th @ f8. Nikkor 105mm f2.8. B&W with CS4.
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From Family
Our Future Memories
With this photo I try to express why I love photography so much ... This frozen moment in time will forever tell the story of this holiday spent together in this amazing and unique place in the world called Mt Rainier National Park and the beautiful cabins of Stone Creek Lodge.
From the front row and left to right: Sissy (the stuffed animal, the yongest but managed to stay still for 2 seconds for this shot), Daniel, Lucas, Chino, Heidi, Susanne, Andres, Yayo & Victoria.
We had a great time in the great outdoors, as well as in the great indoors of this single room wooden cabin at http://www.stonecreeklodge.net/. We will come back soon for more table games, peace and photos!Andres Caldera PhotographyStone Creek Lodge
From Family
Paradise Inn
Kite to Childhood
Nothing tops the thrill of flying a kite and nothing but flying a kite can connect me with my childhood in an instant!
Here is Daniel at Cannon beach, flying his new kyte that he got from Simón and Valentina as a birthday present.
Played with a bunch of masks to improve contrast of the sky and subject (didn't use a fill flash :-( ) and the mighty highpass filter to add texture to the sand and clouds ... high contrast red filter in CS4 for B&W conversion. Shot with the Nikkor 10-24 @ 10mm :-)
Spray Park Reflection of Mount Rainier
You can't go wrong with Mount Rainier on a clear day and whatever still lake you find, even a tiny one like this.
I know this is a cliché, but got to mark this one off my list! (will still be looking for more handsome lakes)
Mighty Nikkor 10-24, tripod, circular polarizer and yellow filter in the B&W conversion
Mystic Lake
12/11/2009 update - I just got email from Popular Photography Magazine that this photo won the second place on the "your best shot" monthly contest and will be published in the Feb 2010 edition of the magazine!
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Beautiful Mystic Lake @ Mt Rainier National Park
This place is amazing, in less than 15 minutes it went from a completelly bright, sharp view of the lake, to a 100% foggy where you couldn't almost see the water ...
This shot is kind of in the middle ... I had to play with masks and red and blue filters in order to get a contrasty look in the sky (top and bottom of the image - red filter) as well as in the middle portion of the image (blue filter)Mystic LakeMt Rainier National ParkAndres CalderaBWlandscape
Windy Gap Lake in B&W
Last weekend I hiked the Northern Loop Trail www.nps.gov/archive/mora/trail/northern.htm with my friend Alexander ... it was a blast, 5 miles bike (with 35 pound BP) to start the journey, then 14.5 miles day 1, camp at Fire Creek, next day we headed to the cross country camping area by Mystic Lake (like 12 miles more to get there) ... following morning an awesome day hike (without backpacks, thanks God) to the top of "Mineral mountain" to find out there was a log from the Mountaineers (nobody had signed it since 2006, so the French and the Venezuelan stamped their names) ... next follow the loop downhill, 8 more miles to the point of origin, jump onto the bikes and ride 5 more miles (but this time downhill), what a great way to end the hike! (not counting the warm Mexican food after 3 days of trail mix, freeze dried food and things like that) ... In t his photo a lake without know official name ... this lake can be found by Windy Gap in the Northern Loop Trail, Mount Rainier, WA
Adirondaks at Lake Quinault Lodge
God Bless America - B&W Edition
I yet have to find out about the story of these famous farmers ... I have seen this many times before ... here I ran into them again in Chicago, they are standing right there by the Chicago tribune building by the Chicago river ... can't miss Ok I seached and found the story of this sculpture, here chicago-outdoor-sculptures.blogspot.com/2008/12/god-bless... God Bless America Sculptor: J. Steward Johnson Location: Pioneer Court, Chicago, IL
Seattle Asian Art Museum (B&W)
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Alki Auto Repair
Pike Place Elevator
Rattlesnake Kids
Shall this picture keep forever alive the story of a great summer day at Rattlesnake Lake, Washington
From left: Pery, Miles, Daniel & Victoria
Stormy Ruby Beach
HDR processed with Photomatix and CS4, then converted to B&W and sharpened bottom portion using the high pass filer
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Airtight transfer from B17 to B18
There is a science-fiction-like skybridge in my building ... automatic (presence based) opening doors and everything ... when you're on your own you can only hear the whisper of the airconditioning system, feels like 2001 space odissey ...
Have been waiting for a while for the right sky to shoot, this was not perfect sky but good enough ... I played with a few treatements in CS4 until I got to this one that my son really liked (told me seemed like from the Megamind movie) so I think this works for the science fiction look ...
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44 feet presence at Madison Square Park
I was walking around NYC, with a few more minutes before I had to head to the airport right after visiting Chase Jarvis' project Dassain at the ACE hotel ... So I took a peek at an area map my on my Windows Phone and realized there was a park (Madison Square Park) a few blocks from there ... decided to walk ... got to the park and nothing special seemed to be happening but then I noticed a huge white " thing" in the middle ... lucky me to find this huge surreal statue with all sorts of people sunbathing around ... yes, that is the empire state building behind the statue :-)
You can read more about this 44 feet tall statue here http://www.madisonsquarepark.org/things-to-do/calendar/jaume-plensa-in-madison-square-park but here's a summary: "Echo, Plensa’s commission for Madison Square Park, depicts a nine-year old girl from Plensa’s Barcelona neighborhood, lost in a state of thoughts and dreams. Standing forty-four feet tall at the center of the park’s expansive Oval Lawn, Echo’s towering stature and white marble-dusted surface harmoniously reflect the historic limestone buildings that surround the park. Both monumental in size and inviting in subject, the peaceful visage of Echo creates a tranquil and introspective atmosphere amid the cacophony of central Manhattan"
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Mt Rainier from the Fremont trail
3 bracket HDR @ f11, processed with photomatix, CS4 - duotone with ACR
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Cabin 2 @ Stone Creek Lodge
Kids mid-winter break, ahhh couldn't miss the opportunity to get out to the great washington state outdoors ... so we head out to Mt Rainier National Park to do some snowshoeing (1st time ever) and take some shoots of Mt Rainier from Reflection Lakes ... I guess is obvious I didn't grow up in a place like this when I heard from the park ranger: "No reflections, the lake is covered by several feets of snow" ... What? ... Anyways, here is my fav shot of the trip, the great indoors of our awesome cabin at Stone Creek Lodge, 200 yards from the park entrance, we enjoyed our daylight hours outside as much as we enjoyed staying at this cozy and clean wood cabin, will come back soon for another try!!! www.stonecreeklodge.net/ This is a 3 bracket HDR, processed with Photomatix and converted to sepia in CS4. Nikon D300 & Nikkor 10-24mm
Hiker charging batteries!
... directly from the source! - Mt Rainier as seen from Mt Fremont Lookout.
3 bracket HDR, processed with Photomatix and CS4. Nikkor 16-35mm @ f11 + Polarizer.
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11/21/11 Update
I just got email telling me ... "You won the 2nd Place in the Hikers in Action category of Washington Trails Association’s Northwest Exposure Photo Contest! Your picture “Hiker charging batteries” was selected from the more than 1,750 entries this year, so your photo was truly outstanding. Your photo will be featured in the January/February 2012 issue of Washington Trails magazine." - Washinton Trail AssociationsMt RainierMt Fremont LookoutHiker taking a napNikkor 1635BWlandscapeWTANorthwest exposure photo contest
The Marquis Alien - Take 2
I visited the Marriott Marquis Atlanta last week, from the outside it seemed like a typical boring hotel building, but when inside and looked up, i was amazed by the organic shape, they looked to me like the chest of some alien form and the elevators up&down would actually make the thing come alive (like veins pumping blood).
So I decided to call this that way.
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The Marquis Alien
I visited the Marriott Marquis Atlanta last week, from the outside it seemed like a typical boring hotel building, but when inside and looked up, i was amazed by the organic shape, they looked to me like the chest of some alien form and the elevators up&down would actually make the thing come alive (like veins pumping blood).
So I decided to call this that way.
This is a 5 frame HDR, shot with the mighty nikkor 10-24 @ f8 and a GorillapodAndres Caldera PhotographyMarriott MarquisAlienatlantaarchitectureabstracthomepage
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